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Fantasy Trek Summary of Events Stardate 0610.05

Quick Start Play:



If you'd like to be able to jump right in to see if you like this game, you might want to try a few rounds of Simple Combat. The Simple Combat Game is a way for you to quickly resolve combat between vessels, or fleets of vessels. This is useful if you are playing a scenario or campaign that involves more than a few ships. Otherwise a simple scenario could take weeks to play through.



It is useful to keep a copy of the Simple Combat Template. This makes it possible to copy and paste the basics of your bit of 'paperwork', add however many ships you may need to, and change or insert ship names. Here is a very basic template (there are more in the files):



IKS rolls: o/d

USS rolls: o/d

Result:

IKS damage /15

USS damage /15



The first section is for points rolled (1d6 result times the appropriate multiplier), and how the points are allocated (offense/defense). The second "Result" section shows the calculated damage. In the case of basic AI ships, the damage potential is 15.. so you would indicate 5 points damage with 5/15. Pretty simple.



If you are playing a single player game, roll a 1d6 to see who 'wins the toss'. If you roll a 1-3, you do. Then you roll the 1d6 for your opponent first. Allocate available points according to this multiplier chart:



2 (DS) Defense Sat/(FR)Freighter X1

3 (FF) Frigate X4

4 (DD) DestroyerX6

5 (CL) Light Cruiser X8

6 (CA) Heavy Cruiser X10

7 (CC) Command Cruiser X12

8 (BCH) Heavy Battlecruiser X15

9 (DN) Dreadnought X20

10 (BB) Battleship X22

11 (CV)Carrier X25

12 (STB ) Starbase/ (BS)Base Station X50/75 (reroll, 50/50)



Here is an example of simple combat between the Klingon heavy cruiser Perseus and the Sha'kurian heavy cruiser Count: In this case, I won the toss, playing as the Perseus. That meant that I had to roll and allocate for the Sha'kurian first. (The point of all this 'coin tossing' is to add randomness to the gameplay in the single player game. It puts the luxury of being able to react to your opponent's first move on a totally random footing. And of course, whoever rolled second first time rolls first the next. Compare it to the coin toss to determine who receives the kickoff in a football game ) That first roll was a 6 (on a 1d6), for 60 points. Acting for the Shakurian, I decided to play it safe, putting it all on defense. As it turned out, the caution was unnecesary. The Klingon only rolled a 1.



IKS Perseus rolls:10 0o/10d

SRS Count rolls:60 0o/60d

Result:

IKS Perseus damage 0/25

SRS Count damage 0/15



For the next volley, the Klingon ship took its turn rolling first. It rolled a "3", for 30 points, and put them all on defense. It didn't save him because the Count rolled a 6.



IKS Perseus rolls:30 0o/30d

SRS Count rolls:60 60o/d

Result:

IKS Perseus destroyed

SRS Count damage 0/15



You'll note that the Perseus is able to take 25 points of damage. That is

because all of my play has given me a "Elite" rating. The increased available points is one of the benefits of that. For details, see "Experience Points: How to Get Them and What They Get You". If you want to take it a step further, you can capture ships using Simple Combat. You have to cause 10 points of damage to lower the enemy shields, then transport over. Ah, but to so that you have to lower your own shields. Do that by giving yourself (just for the 'transport' volley) 10 points damage. A bit tricky, with careful timing involved, but a great tactic. And of course, as new races are added to Fantasy Trek, there will be a few

necessary variations to these rules (i.e. Tholian Webs).



So what to do with all of this? As I said, the Simple Combat Game is ideal for extended scenarios involving many ships in combat. The latest is "Fifty Points" (details below)



Games in Play:



"DusaQ VeS"



Remember DusaQ VeS? I'm back on it. Chapter 8 is mapped out. I'm thinking about actually mapping the whole thing out before playing it through



"Fifty Points"



Fifty Points is on its way back. I'm getting ideas to spice things up, including a threat system to challenge all three parties and force them to work together on certain occasions.



"Head to Head Sector Assault"



Here are the updated rules (including space terrain rules):



The goal is to conquer and hold all 5 systems.



In order to do this, you must conquer, then sufficiently defend the systems while denying your enemy access to those same systems. Reduce the enemy fleet sufficiently to prevent them from building a shipyard, and stop/destroy enough enemy convoys to deny random reinforcements sufficient to threaten your shipyards. You must also attain a minimum of 13 points (see 'Victory Conditions' below)



System Conquest:

Regardless of whether a system has been taken by enemy forces, you will face a random-sized enemy fleet upon first arrival in a new system. Roll 1d6 to see what kind of space terrain will be in the system. 1,2= Asteroid field (within that, 1,2=light field 3,4=medium field 5,6=heavy field) 3,4=nebula 5,6=black hole accretion disc (note: obviously, shipyards cannot be built in a system with a black hole accretion disc. They can only be controlled by Line Of Sight rules). Roll 1d6 for size of enemy fleet, then subtract any applicable random fleet disadvantage (see below). Then use appropriate simple combat template. All surviving ships retain damage but can move and fight until destroyed. They can only be repaired by remaining in place for two turns (subject to random enemy attack each turn: (1d6: 4-6)) or by docking at shipyard for one turn. The system remains yours once you've defeated the initial fleet, but if left undefended, any attempt to conquer it will only be countered by a randomly generated fleet. You can (and should) choose to leave any combination of ships and/or a shipyard to defend it (except for systems with black hole accretion discs).



Open Space:

Enemy convoys will only be encountered in open spaces. Roll for encounter (3/6 chance). Then roll 1d6 for enemy escorts. 1-3= 1 CA escort. 4-6= 2 CA escorts. The random fleet disadvantage does not affect this. Random enemy convoy(s) must be stopped=at least 3/5 freighters destroyed or captured (5/15 damage and successful boarding party action), escorts destroyed or disabled (10/15 damage) in 5 volleys or less. Every convoy that is stopped decreases random enemy fleet size by one. This is the random fleet disadvantage. For every three freighters captured, your random fleet disadvantage is reduced by one. You will not encounter convoys in open spaces when you have conquered both adjacent systems



Enemy forces may be encountered in all open spaces (even between two conquered and held systems). Roll for encounter (2/6 chance), Roll for size of enemy fleet (use same method as in-system combat).



Shipyard:

Shipyards are recommended. They can only be built in systems that you hold (by destroying an initial assault fleet). Three starships must remain in system or open space area for three turns to build shipyard. During each turn 50% chance of random attack. (1d6: 4-6) LOS (line of sight) must be maintained to use or attack shipyard (by friendly forces or attacking fleets). Shipyard has X75 multiplier. Shipyard can construct replacement ships in 3 turns. There is no maximum fleet size. Since you must have a minimum of three ships to build a shipyard, it is recommended that you build at least one shipyard and at least two reserve ships just in case of unforeseen losses. A fleet reduced to two ships and no shipyard to fall back would have little chance of victory.



If you want to register as a player, notify me through the Yahoo Group or a comment on the blogsite. I recommend keeping a record of your games played, as they add up to experience points that enrich your gaming experience.



Victory Conditions/Points-

Shipyards 5 (max)

Fleet size 6 (max)

Reinforcement capacity 6 (max)



You must conquer 5 systems and attain 13+ VC points



Turns 1 through 6



This is definitely a different Head to Head Sector Assault. I've removed the fleet size restrictions (for taking on hard targets). Both sides have the 'Legendary' Simple Combat advantage, to actually make it head to head. But the real kicker is the inclusion of terrain rules. This is detailed in the rules, but suffice to say the Klingons took the first serious terrain-related hit. Four KCA's entered a heavy asteroid field to take on three damaged Federation cruisers building a shipyard. By the time they'd made it through three had been destroyed and the fourth one heavily damaged. Before the Klingons can win that game, they'll need to crack that nut. And for that, they'll need more than six ships. Here are the turn logs:



Turn 1)

(0510.23)

System 1 (nebula): FCA USS Discovery FCA USS Atlantis FCA USS Mercury FCA USS Thermopylae FCA USS Invictus FCA USS Iwo Jima form Fed 1st Fleet (FF1. Contact: 5 KCA's *won toss. (0510.23) FCA USS Discovery FCA USS Atlantis FCA USS Mercury FCA USS Thermopylae FCA USS Invictus FCA USS Iwo Jima vs KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TanQut KCA IKS Chorgh KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom FCA USS Discovery FCA USS Atlantis FCA USS Mercury FCA USS Thermopylae FCA USS Invictus FCA USS Iwo Jima destroyed. KCA IKS Chorg destroyed. All other Klingons undamaged.



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): KCA IKS K'task KCA IKS Haboryan KCA IKS DuranQo KCA IKS BetleH KCA IKS Kur'ya KCA IKS NoQ'chu form Klingon 1st Fleet (KF1). Contact: 6 FCA's *lost toss. (0510.23) KCA IKS K'task KCA IKS Haboryan KCA IKS DuranQo KCA IKS BetleH KCA IKS Kur'ya KCA IKS NoQ'chu vs FCA USS Washington FCA USS Adams FCA USS Jefferson FCA USS Hamilton FCA USS Lincoln FCA USS Independence. KCA IKS K'task KCA IKS Haboryan KCA IKS DuranQo KCA IKS BetleH KCA IKS Kur'ya KCA IKS NoQ'chu destroyed. USS Adams FCA USS Hamilton FCA USS Lincoln destroyed. FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35



Turn 2)

(0510.29)

System 1 (nebula): KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TanQut KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom form KF2 begin construct KSY1 turn 1/3: contact? contact: 3 FCA's *won toss KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TanQut KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom vs FCA USS Ghandi FCA USS Dunkirk FCA USS D'Este. FCA USS Ghandi FCA USS Dunkirk FCA USS D'Este destroyed. Klingons undamaged.



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35 form FF2 begin construct FSY1 turn 1/3 contact? Contact: 4 KCA's *won toss FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35 vs KCA IKS Tol'Qut KCA IKS Wa'maH KCA IKS TuQ KCA IKS LoQ. KCA IKS Tol'Qut KCA IKS Wa'maH KCA IKS TuQ KCA IKS LoQ destroyed Washington damage: 17/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35



Turn 3)

(0510.29)

System 1 (nebula): KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TanQut KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom form KF2 construct KSY1 turn 2/3: contact? contact: 4 FCA's *won toss KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TanQut KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom vs FCA USS Arizona FCA USS Montezuma FCA USS Kukulkan FCA USS Darwin. FCA USS Arizona FCA USS Montezuma FCA USS Kukulkan FCA USS Darwin destroyed. KCA IKS TanQut destroyed. Other Klingons undamaged.



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35 form FF2 construct FSY1 turn 2/3 contact? No contact.



Turn 4)

(0510.29)

System 1 (nebula): KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom form KF2 construct KSY1 turn 3/3: contact? no contact



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35 form FF2 construct FSY1 turn 3/3 contact? No contact.



Turn 4)

(0510.30)

System 1 (nebula):KF2 (KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom) on station KSY1 construct KCA IKS QultuH turn 1/3: contact? No contact



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FF2 (FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35) on station. Repair stage 1/2. FSY1 construct FCA USS Montgomery turn 1/3 contact? No contact.



Turn 5)

(0610.01)

System 1 (nebula):KF2 (KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom) on station KSY1 construct KCA IKS QultuH turn 2/3: contact? No contact



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FF2 (FCA USS Washington damage: 12/35 FCA USS Jefferson damage: 6/35 FCA USS Independence damage: 5/35) on station. Repair stage 2/2. FSY1 construct FCA USS Montgomery turn 2/3 contact? No contact.



Turn 6)

(0610.01)

System 1 (nebula):KF2 (KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom) on station KSY1 construct KCA IKS QultuH turn 3/3: contact? Contact 4 FCA's *won toss. KCA IKS LoS KCA IKS TlhuHu KCA IKS QaHom KSY1 vs FCA USS Charleston FCA USS Jerusalem FCA USS Cairo FCA USS Newport. FCA USS Charleston FCA USS Jerusalem FCA USS Cairo FCA USS Newport destroyed. No damage to Klingons



System 5 (asteroid field/heavy): FF2 (FCA USS Washington FCA USS Jefferson FCA USS Independence) on station. FSY1 construct FCA USS Montgomery turn 3/3 contact? No contact.



Command College:



What Are Your Orders, Captain?



"Drift" (ENT Era)



Responding to a distress signal, Captain Erika Hernandez of the Columbia NX-02 discovers a planet near the edge of known Romulan space that presents a unique dilemma. The planet, designated Alpha Galorus IV, is part of a region of space that drifts into Romulan territory due to the unique nature of galactic drift in the sector and the imprecise mapping of the just-settled treaty boundary. Based on projections, the planet (which is home to a vital sensor outpost staffed by more than a hundred scientists) will begin its journey through the neutral zone in less than a day. At that point, there will be no way to retrieve the scientists or the vital sensor data without violating the hard-fought treaty. While it is a simple matter to upload the sensor data, it is doubtful that the limited transport facilities of Columbia could bring up all of the scientists in the short time remaining.



What Are Your Orders, Captain?



Post your solution in the YahooGroup or through the blogsite's 'comment' feature.



"Captain's Log"



"... no matter what it costs..."



(Post-TNG Era)

Captain William T Riker

USS Titan



Galorndan Core has been a source of trouble between the Federation and the Romulan Empire since the very birth of the Federation. When the Romulan peace treaty was established, there were a few systems along the edge of the nuetral zone that actually drifted across the treaty boundary due to the effect of galactic drift in the area, as well as the imprecise mapping of the time. Many of those systems contained colonies that were civilian in nature and actually capable of evacuating themselves. Galorndan Core, known as Galorus IV at the time, was a different matter. It was a surveillance outpost, put there specifically to watch for any Romulans coming back to settle the score.



The actions taken by Captain Erika Hernandez of the NX Class Columbia at the time, while safeguarding the assets on the planet without provoking a resumption of warfare, inadvertantly ensured that Earth and the Romulans would be at odds over Galorndan Core for the next two hundred years. Now, as political upheaval in the Empire has presented us with the possibilty of either lasting peace or another war, Galorndan Core again finds itself at the flashpoint. As the planet begins to drift across the same poorly drawn political line from two centuries ago, the diplomatic team on the Titan will find itself joining forces with a Romulan diplomatic team to forge another treaty, this time based on more than the desperation of mutually assured destruction. As Ambassador Spock has said, we have more than fear and mistrust in common. And just as Captain Hernandez did what she did because there was no alternative, we also have no alternative. We will find a lasting solution, no matter what it costs.



For next week. write a 100+ word log entry including the phrase "... the benefit of hindsight...". Post it in the yahoo group or on the blogsite's "comment" feature for a Command College Point.



Dev Notes:

You wouldn't know it to watch the site, but it's actually been a reasonably productive week... or two. June's calender image is done, though I have yet to scan it. An exhausting couple of weeks at work, as well as a blow-dryer blowing through the desert southwest has sucked much of the motivation out of me, including the little necessary to connect the scanner to the computer. Long story, don't ask. I did snap a picture of it with my smart little Palm Treo 650, and I might just upload that. Pathetic is better than nothing at all. Space Terrain rules now apply to Head to Head Sector Assault, which is making things extremely dicey for the Klingon fleet. And that, among other things, may breath life back into Fifty Points. Here are those space terrain rules so far. just in case you're curious and forgot from last time.



The rules are for asteroid fields, nebula, black hole accretion disc. I only have rules for heavy cruisers now, but that'll change. Here are the rules so far:



Asteroid field



-heavy

--to hit: roll 6

--accident rate

volley 1 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 2 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 3 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 4 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll for damage



-medium

--to hit: roll 5-6

--accident rate

volley 4 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll for damage



-light

--to hit: roll 2-6

--accident rate

volley 6 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 10 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 11 roll for damage



Nebula

temp 20% damage to simulate loss of shields

need 3-6 to hit



Black Hole Accretion Disc

need 3-6 to hit

--accident rate

volley 4 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll for damage

volley 10 roll 1-3 to escape black hole.



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Kate’s Cooking: Summer Cooking - Tuna and Chorizo

Greetings folks. Well here comes the very hot weather in the desert south west and here comes the season of what I like to call ‘fast cooking’. Fun salads, filling for tacos and hot meals that are easy are some examples. It is a good idea to cook at night, a little ahead if you can. This cuts down on the heat in the kitchen. Ingredients today are varied and the dishes revolve around tuna and chorizo sausage. I so like working with both of these. You can buy tuna fairly cheaply in supermarkets and chorizo also but if you are near a super Mercado or a Mexican supermarket then I would recommend that you buy your chorizo there. The first recipe is a family favorite again. It is a tuna shepherd’s pie. The second recipe is simple tacos based on chorizo as a change from ground beef and taco seasonings.


TUNA SHEPHERD’S PIE

Firstly, let me say that I generally cook this in the microwave but there is no reason that it can be put together on the stove top.

1 can tuna (small is fine)
Mashed potatoes (flaked – a 6 serving measure or 3 large potatoes – cooked and mashed)
1 large onion – chopped medium

1 fresh corn cob - stripped
Flour, milk and margarine
Fajita seasoning
3 pieces of bread – fresh crumbled
2 to 3 tablespoons cheese (optional) Side Dressing: ketchup, mayonnaise & finely sliced tops green onions or chives

Put onion in a microwave bowl along with 3 tablespoons margarine and cook for about 4 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons fajita seasoning and stir. Add 3 tablespoons flour and stir until mixed and add approx. 2 cups milk and cook until thick. You need a thick sauce base. Add tuna that has been drained. Place the mix in a microwave casserole. Cover with the mashed potatoes then the breadcrumbs and dot with pieces of the cheese (if used). Reheat until the center is hot and serve with the side dressing. You don’t, of course, have to use the dressing – it is one of our family’s weird tastes! This recipe is nice all mixed up together in a giant mush and used on sandwiches and in tacos or tortillas.

CHORIZO filling for tacos or tortillas.

This is as simple as you can get. Take your chorizo sausage and split the skin and squeeze it out into a smaller frypan (skillet). It is not necessary to add any oil. Just don’t have the pan on a high heat. Add 1 x red onion that has been chopped. As an alternative to using sliced lettuce in the tortilla or taco, try using spinach with a little vinegar (of choice) sprinkled on it. Use your own choice of shredded cheese, dressing (chipotle is great) and chopped tomatoes as fillers. These are so delicious, take next to no time to make and you don’t end up with a hot kitchen.

SOMETHING TO NOTE:

If you live in a very hot climate (as is our summer here) then don’t forget to drink tea. Iced tea is a wonderful pleasure to imbibe in the hot weather. In the middle east they drink a lot of mint tea and this is great. Mint is easy to grow – use a large margarine pot for the base with a few stones in the bottom and some good potting mix. Keep it moist but not overly so and there is your ‘tea’ leaves. Rosemary tea is also very nice and good for your stomach. This herb can be grown in a pot to and outside as a tree. It is a wonderful herb to use with meat dishes. We drink a lot of green tea. I make it in a juice bottle (plastic) and use 4 tea bags to the 64oz. size and I put it in the window sill and it takes no time at all to mix. We like to mix our green tea with a little orange juice when we have it. It is so important in the summer time to keep hydrated and when my husband has finished using his soda bottles I clean them and fill them with water and put them in the fridge. He doesn’t drink a lot of soda just occasionally. Soda may taste nice but it is really not good for you in bulk.

Well that’s it for this week. Take care out there wherever you are and if you have any ethnic recipes you might like to send me, I would be so very happy to receive them.

This is my other ‘kitchen supervisor’ – her name is Miss Daisy and she is stretching out for anything I will give her. Namely tuna water – her favorite. God bless you and keep well. Cheers, Kate.

ANIMAL PIC OF THE WEEK June 2nd 2010

Hello there from House Abukoff. We have a new feature to tell you about. Every Wednesday, we will put out a pic for you entitled ANIMAL PIC OF THE WEEK. As we go about our internet forays we come across some truly fascinating animal pictures from a variety of sources. We greatly admire the photographers who are in the right place at the right time and get these wonderful pictures. Enjoy!

We thought this pic was wonderful. It reminded us of moments in our own home over the many years we have had cats as members of our family. Congratulations to the photographer who was able to catch this truly charming moment.

Editorial Desk, House Abukoff

Star Trek Enterprise Retro-Spective "Unexpected"

As always seems to be the case, I enjoyed "Unexpected" more this time around. After a few amusing malfunctions, a 'stealth' ship is detected riding in Enterprise's wake, siphoning plasma exhaust to replenish their teraphasic coils. That is causing the warp bubble to brush against the port nacelle and create the malfunctions. (okay...). So Trip agrees to go over and help them out. After 3 hours in the Xyrillians' decompression chamber, Trip is weirding out, but refuses to rest up before getting to work. He starts to freak out to the alien lights and sounds, as is finally ordered by Archer to take a nap. After a nap, he's okay. The woman engineer wakes him up, snacks on grass growing on the walls. feeds him their version of water (like ice cubes) by putting them in his mouth. Little sparks go off when they touch. He flirts, she flirts, then they get back to work.


Soon they get to the point where they have to wait. To pass the time, she shows him what is essentially a TNG era holodeck. In there, they see her homeworld, and ride in a row boat. While in there, they play a game, involving putting their hands in clear beads, reading each other's thoughts, and flirting some more. Then all seems good. They warp away, happily ever after. A short time later, Trip grows a nipple on his wrist. Yep, he's pregnant. After many gags (most of them not entirely unfunny), they figure out that it was the game with the beads. They find the Xyrillians again... Hiding in the wake of a Klingon battlecruiser. (comments below) Archer and T'Pol talk the Klingons into not destroying the Xyrillians, and convince them to bring Trip onto the Xyrillian ship (at the cost of Trip's dignity). They board the Xyrillian ship, the woman takesTrip's problem off him, the Klingons get holo-technology. Archer tries to talk nice to the Klingons, who thank him by threatening him. And everyone pretty much lives happily ever after.

Okay...

My first impression of this was not good. I mean, four episodes in, and we're resorting to 'guy gets pregnant' gags. I still have to say I'm not thrilled with that. But there you go. The TNG hologram is good (although I think it's odd that they need Trip to help them fix their advanced warp drive). Trip is funny. Phlox is funny. Archer is obviously enjoying himself. T'Pol has a great time giving Trip a bad time. The pregnant jokes are old, but not overdone. Overall, I'd say they pulled it off. But the Klingon ship. Oh, the Klingon ship. That was an early opportunity for the producers to score points with fans, and an early missed opportunity. They reused the K'Tinga model instead of John Eave's beautiful D-4 battlecruiser.

Really disappointing. So disappointing.

Aside from that, the episode was cute, funny, not boring and not stupid. Not really memorable, but worth the time spent watching it. Not the most ringing endorsement, but it was okay. Worth a thumbs up.

Next Up: "Terra Nova"

Miss Ginny's Diary May 28th 2010

Meow to you from me, Miss Ginny. Well it has been a quiet time lately. I have been spending most of my time following HM around and she and I have long talks. I can’t speak English of course and she can’t speak in meow! However we understand each other. HM says that too many people in this world don’t have enough understanding of other folk and their culture. I just meow back and she says okay! She (HM) changed our tiny kitchen around and now I have more room on the small bench. She says I shouldn’t be up there but I don’t always take notice. HM and particularly HD say I am spoilt. My sister ShooShoo and I are still having problems. She has gone to play with GAD these days. They roll and fight and don’t let me join in, so that is why I follow HM about. HM says we are all here as a family and no one is allowed to be nasty with each other. Grandma Carrie and I get along though GC sleeps most of the day and gets up to eat and goes back to bed. HM is a fairly quiet person and so apart from any outside noise and the sound of the television, it is quiet in our home. I like to play in cardboard cartons and HD often brings them home from his day work and that is fun – GAD gets inside the bigger ones and chases her tail like crazy. She is a really big cat and often goes so fast that the carton falls over. My sister got some dust up her nose this morning and she got lots of sneezes. HM got her a drink and gave her face a wash. She didn’t like that. She meowed at HM and HM said that she had to put up with the wash for just a few seconds. HD brought us home some nice grass to eat. This is special cat grass that comes in a special packet and you grow it at home and in about a week or so it sprouts up from the seeds and it is great. He spoils us as he is always bringing home treats. HM is talking to ShooShoo who has just woken up and is yawning and looking around the room for mischief to get into. HM picked us both up together and gave us a long talking to about being nice. I wriggled away and my sister did to. HM said that she has given up for the day trying to make us be civilized. I like to play with HM’s balls of wool and she gives chase when I run away with them. The wool is nice and soft moves easy and she said that she would make me some special balls of wool of my own if I would just leave hers alone. So this is a good deal don’t you think? Some little birds (sparrows) landed outside our windows on the railing and I talked and talked to them and I think they just laughed at me but GAD came to the window and nattered at them and they flew away. GAD must look huge to them and they got a little scared. I am a small cat and will never be big. The sparrows wait for HM to give them a few breadcrumbs. We don’t get many birds where we are and HM misses her old home where we had lots of birds. When we finally move away from where we are I am sure that HM will find a place where there are more birds. She used to have an aviary (a big bird house) with her mom at another home and it had lots of birds in it. Well there is not much going on here and so I will say meow to you all until the next time. Be good and be happy.

Many meows to you from me, Miss Ginny.

Fantasy Trek Summary of Events Stardate 0510.25

Quick Start Play:



If you'd like to be able to jump right in to see if you like this game, you might want to try a few rounds of Simple Combat. The Simple Combat Game is a way for you to quickly resolve combat between vessels, or fleets of vessels. This is useful if you are playing a scenario or campaign that involves more than a few ships. Otherwise a simple scenario could take weeks to play through.

It is useful to keep a copy of the Simple Combat Template. This makes it possible to copy and paste the basics of your bit of 'paperwork', add however many ships you may need to, and change or insert ship names. Here is a very basic template (there are more in the files):

IKS rolls: o/d

USS rolls: o/d

Result:

IKS damage /15

USS damage /15



The first section is for points rolled (1d6 result times the appropriate multiplier), and how the points are allocated (offense/defense). The second "Result" section shows the calculated damage. In the case of basic AI ships, the damage potential is 15.. so you would indicate 5 points damage with 5/15. Pretty simple.



If you are playing a single player game, roll a 1d6 to see who 'wins the toss'. If you roll a 1-3, you do. Then you roll the 1d6 for your opponent first. Allocate available points according to this multiplier chart:



2 (DS) Defense Sat/(FR)Freighter X1

3 (FF) Frigate X4

4 (DD) DestroyerX6

5 (CL) Light Cruiser X8

6 (CA) Heavy Cruiser X10

7 (CC) Command Cruiser X12

8 (BCH) Heavy Battlecruiser X15

9 (DN) Dreadnought X20

10 (BB) Battleship X22

11 (CV)Carrier X25

12 (STB ) Starbase/ (BS)Base Station X50/75 (reroll, 50/50)



Here is an example of simple combat between the Klingon heavy cruiser Perseus and the Sha'kurian heavy cruiser Count: In this case, I won the toss, playing as the Perseus. That meant that I had to roll and allocate for the Sha'kurian first. (The point of all this 'coin tossing' is to add randomness to the gameplay in the single player game. It puts the luxury of being able to react to your opponent's first move on a totally random footing. And of course, whoever rolled second first time rolls first the next. Compare it to the coin toss to determine who receives the kickoff in a football game ) That first roll was a 6 (on a 1d6), for 60 points. Acting for the Shakurian, I decided to play it safe, putting it all on defense. As it turned out, the caution was unnecesary. The Klingon only rolled a 1.



IKS Perseus rolls:10 0o/10d

SRS Count rolls:60 0o/60d

Result:

IKS Perseus damage 0/25

SRS Count damage 0/15



For the next volley, the Klingon ship took its turn rolling first. It rolled a "3", for 30 points, and put them all on defense. It didn't save him because the Count rolled a 6.



IKS Perseus rolls:30 0o/30d

SRS Count rolls:60 60o/d

Result:

IKS Perseus destroyed

SRS Count damage 0/15



You'll note that the Perseus is able to take 25 points of damage. That is

because all of my play has given me a "Elite" rating. The increased available points is one of the benefits of that. For details, see "Experience Points: How to Get Them and What They Get You". If you want to take it a step further, you can capture ships using Simple Combat. You have to cause 10 points of damage to lower the enemy shields, then transport over. Ah, but to so that you have to lower your own shields. Do that by giving yourself (just for the 'transport' volley) 10 points damage. A bit tricky, with careful timing involved, but a great tactic. And of course, as new races are added to Fantasy Trek, there will be a few

necessary variations to these rules (i.e. Tholian Webs).



So what to do with all of this? As I said, the Simple Combat Game is ideal for extended scenarios involving many ships in combat. The latest is "Fifty Points" (details below)



Games in Play:



"Fifty Points"



Fifty Points remains on hiatus. I'm considering a few different things, including introducing random civilian ships, like the USS Gallipoli had to deal with. That would land each side with rescue operations to deal with, and possibly the civilian ships could be called upon to act as freighters. There is also the idea of possible rewards for making progress before other teams. I'm not going to start it back up just for the sake of starting it up.



"Head to Head Sector Assault"



Here are the rules for anyone who doesn't remember:



The goal is to conquer and hold all 5 systems.



In order to do this, you must conquer, then sufficiently defend the systems while denying your enemy access to those same systems. Reduce the enemy fleet sufficiently to prevent them from building a shipyard, and stop/destroy enough enemy convoys to deny random reinforcements sufficient to threaten your shipyards. You must also attain a minimum of 13 points (see 'Victory Conditions' below)



System Conquest:

Regardless of whether a system has been taken by enemy forces, you will face a random-sized enemy fleet upon first arrival in a new system. Roll 1d6 for size of enemy fleet, then subtract any applicable random fleet disadvantage (see below). Then use appropriate simple combat template. All surviving ships retain damage but can move and fight until destroyed. They can only be repaired by remaining in place for two turns (subject to random enemy attack each turn: (1d6: 4-6)) or by docking at shipyard for one turn. The system remains yours once you've defeated the initial fleet, but if left undefended, any attempt to conquer it will only be countered by a randomly generated fleet. You can (and should) choose to leave any combination of ships and/or a shipyard to defend it.



Open Space:

Enemy convoys will only be encountered in open spaces. Roll for encounter (3/6 chance). Then roll 1d6 for enemy escorts. 1-3= 1 CA escort. 4-6= 2 CA escorts. The random fleet disadvantage does not affect this. Random enemy convoy(s) must be stopped=at least 3/5 freighters destroyed or captured (5/15 damage and successful boarding party action), escorts destroyed or disabled (10/15 damage) in 5 volleys or less. Every convoy that is stopped decreases random enemy fleet size by one. This is the random fleet disadvantage. For every three freighters captured, your random fleet disadvantage is reduced by one. You will not encounter convoys in open spaces when you have conquered both adjacent systems



Enemy forces may be encountered in all open spaces (even between two conquered and held systems). Roll for encounter (2/6 chance), Roll for size of enemy fleet (use same method as in-system combat).



Shipyard:

Shipyards are recommended. They can only be built in systems that you hold (by destroying an initial assault fleet). Three starships must remain in system or open space area for three turns to build shipyard. During each turn 50% chance of random attack. (1d6: 4-6) LOS (line of sight) must be maintained to use or attack shipyard. Shipyard has X75 multiplier. Shipyard can construct replacement ships in 3 turns. While your fleet can not exceed 6 ships, additional ships built at shipyards do not count against this total. They cannot fight with full-sized fleets, but can supplement diminished fleets. The same rule applies to surviving random reinforcements. Since you must have a minimum of three ships to build a shipyard, it is recommended that you build at least one shipyard and at least two reserve ships just in case of unforseen losses. A fleet reduced to two ships and no shipyard to fall back would have little chance of victory.



If you want to register as a player, notify me through the Yahoo Group or a comment on the blogsite. I recommend keeping a record of your games played, as they add up to experience points that enrich your gaming experience.



Victory Conditions/Points-

Shipyards 5 (max)

Fleet size 6 (max)

Reinforcement capacity 6 (max)



You must conquer 5 systems and attain 13+ VC points



Turns 17 through 22



As predicted, things fell apart pretty quickly for the Feds, as we knew they would. Klingons had them from both directions, and the Feds simply had no way to come back. The only advantage that the Klingons had is my playing from the Klingon POV. which means that they had 35 damage potential as opposed to 15 for the Feds. So we'll run through it again. With a twist: space terrain. See Dev notes below for details. Anyway, here is the obit for the Feds this time around:



Turn 17)

(0510.15)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 Turn 3 complete. KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) depart for open space.



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS G'ker turn 1/3 contact? No contact. KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh) on site.



System 4: FSY2 begin construct FCA USS Roanoake turn 1/3. Contact? No contact FF2 (FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn) on site.



Turn 18)

(0510.17)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle.



Open Space (between 2 & 3) KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) arrives. Search for convoy: Contact? Contact. Ffr1-5, 2 FCA's. *lost toss KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido vs Ffr1-5, FCA USS Monitor FCA USS Merrimac. Ffr1-5, FCA USS Monitor FCA USS Merrimac destroyed. No damage to Klingons. Federation random fleet disadvantage at -2.



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS G'ker turn 2/3 contact?. Contact 4 FCA's *lost toss KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh) on site. KSY2 KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh vs FCA USS New Orleans FCA USS Biloxi FCA USS Pensacola FCA USS Destiny. FCA USS New Orleans FCA USS Biloxi FCA USS Pensacola FCA USS Destiny destroyed. No damage to Klingons.



System 4: FSY2 begin construct FCA USS Roanoake turn 2/3. Contact? Contact 3 KCA's *lost toss FF2 (FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn) on site. FSY2 FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn vs KCA IKS K'vett KCA IKS Kuda KCA IKS Korax. KCA IKS K'vett KCA IKS Kuda KCA IKS Korax destroyed. No damage to Feds



Turn 19)

(0510.17)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle. Random attack? No contact



Open Space (between 2 & 3) KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) depart for System 3



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS G'ker turn 3/3 contact?. Contact 1 FCA *lost toss KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh) on site. KSY2 KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh vs FCA USS Custer. FCA USS Custer destroyed. No damage to Klingons.



System 4: FSY2 begin construct FCA USS Roanoake turn 3/3. Contact? Contact 1 KCA's *lost toss FF2 (FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn) on site. FSY2 FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn vs KCA IKS Kargan KCA IKS Kargan destroyed. No damage to Feds



Turn 20)

(0510.17)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle.



System 3: KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) arrives. Contact: 1 FCA. *won toss. KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido vs FCA USS Damocles. FCA USS Damocles destroyed. No damage to Klingons. KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido depart for open space.



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS SuvwI turn 1/3 contact?. No contact. KCA IKS G'ker complete joins KF3 KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh) on site.



System 4: FSY2 begins construct FCA USS Perseus turn 1/3 contact? No contact. FCA USS Roanoake complete. Joins FF2 (FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn FCA USS Roanoake) depart for open space.



Turn 21)

(0510.17)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle. Random attack? No contact



Open space (Between System 3 and System 4): KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) vs FF2 (FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn FCA USS Roanoake) *won toss. FCA USS Philadelphia FCA USS Orinoko FCA USS Hyperion FCA USS Sam Houston FCA USS Clyburn FCA USS Roanoake destroyed. No damage to Klingons.



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS SuvwI turn 2/3 contact?. No contact. KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh KCA IKS G'ker) on site.



System 4: FSY2 begins construct FCA USS Perseus turn 2/3 contact? No contact.



Turn 22)

(0510.18)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle.



Open space (Between System 3 and System 4): KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) departs for System 4.



System 5: KSY2 begin construct KCA IKS SuvwI turn 3/3 contact?. No contact. KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh KCA IKS G'ker) on site.



System 4: FSY2 begins construct FCA USS Perseus turn 3/3 contact? Contact: 3 KCA's *won toss FSY2 vs KCA IKS Vengeance KCA IKS Hegh'Bat KCA IKS Cha'dich. FSY2 destroyed. KCA IKS Vengeance 10/35 damage. Hegh'Bat KCA IKS Cha'dich undamaged.



Turn 22)

(0510.18)

System 1: KSY1 idle.



System 2: KSY3 idle.



Open space (Between System 3 and System 4): departs for System 4.



System 5: KSY2 idle KCA IKS SuvwI joins KF3 KF3 (KCA IKS G'tagh KCA IKS Kolikos KCA IKS Mek'leth KCA IKS Etlh KCA IKS G'ker KCA IKS SuvwI) on site.



System 4: KF2 (KCA IKS NaQjej KCA IKS Qaw'lu KCA IKS Qui'tu KCA IKS D'kerr KCA IKS Sompek KCA IKS Kandido) arrive. KCA IKS Vengeance (10/35 damage) KCA IKS Hegh'Bat KCA IKS Cha'dich. Contact: 1 FCA *lost toss KCA IKS Vengeance (10/35 damage) KCA IKS Hegh'Bat KCA IKS Cha'dich vs FCA USS Jamestown. FCA USS Jamestown destroyed. No damage to Klingons



Shipyards 5 (max) 2

Fleet size 6 (max) 6+6

Reinforcement capacity 6 (max) 5



Klingons win with 19 VC points





Command College:



What Are Your Orders, Captain?



"Conflict of Interests" (TNG Era) Solution:



Exploring the ruins of an unidentified civilization, you discover a strange resin-like substance coating every artifact. Analysis reveals that the substance is biomatter. It might, your science officer suggests, be cellular residue of the population. Deep scans reveal that the residue could lead to a cure for a plague wiping out all life on a protected planet that is home to nothing but rain forests and insects. You are making preparations to test the biomatter when another ship enters orbit. The crew of the ship demands that you leave, claiming that the biomatter is in fact the only remains of a long-lost colony, and any disturbance would offend their religious beliefs.



You decide that you must respect the wishes of the alien culture. You withdraw from the area, leaving the site undisturbed. Your science officer and Chief Medical Officer use the tricorder scans taken of the biomatter to start looking for clues to curing the plague.



“What Are Your Orders, Captain?” will return next week



"Captain's Log"



"... a complete turnaround..."



(AOS Era)



Personal Log

Lieutenant Commander George Kirk



It's funny how one's perception of a people... of a planet, a society, a culture can do a complete turnaround thanks to the efforts of what appeared to be a three year old...



It was one of those incidents that you could miss if you happened to be looking away, or if you were checking travel documents, or just closing your eyes to wallow in the misery of your first exposure to Vulcan heat. As I was walking through Shi'kahr's main ground travel terminal, going from one flight to the next, I found my eyes drawn to three people moving swiftly through an otherwise slow-moving crowd. I couldn't help noticing (and I made an effort to not stare) because while they were obviously husband, wife and child, the man was a young, but very distinguished-looking Vulcan, while the woman was human. I've never heard of a human marrying a Vulcan, and this couple was obviously important. Diplomats. Politicians. Something like that. But what I was amazed to see, what completely changed my admittedly limited understanding of Vulcan culture, was a three year-old Vulcan child in a stroller smiling and laughing in a pleasant, sing-song voice. Oblivious, I suppose, to the impending reality of Vulcan stoicism, and whatever challenges a Vulcan/Human hybrid might face. The father looked as though he wanted to take his family out of the public eye as quickly as possible, and the mother seemed to be struggling to divide her attention between both of the men in her life. But the boy looked as if the world and the universe were nothing but safe, friendly playgrounds. I silently wished them all the good fortune they would certainly need in their unique life, and then resumed my hurried pace to the departure gate for the shuttle that would take me up to the Kelvin.



For next week. write a 100+ word log entry including the phrase "... no matter what it costs...". Post it in the yahoo group or on the blogsite's "comment" feature for a Command College Point.



Dev Notes:

I've done a great job of not looking after the day to day, week to week business while forging ahead with game development. Still in the testing and development stage is space terrain. Asteroid fields, nebula, black hole accretion disc. I only have rules for heavy cruisers now, but that'll change. Here are the rules so far:



Asteroid field



-heavy

--to hit: roll 6

--accident rate

volley 1 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 2 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 3 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 4 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll for damage



-medium

--to hit: roll 5-6

--accident rate

volley 4 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll for damage



-light

--to hit: roll 2-6

--accident rate

volley 6 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 10 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 11 roll for damage



Nebula

temp 20% damage to simulate loss of shields

need 3-6 to hit



Black Hole Accretion Disc

need 3-6 to hit

--accident rate

volley 4 roll of 6 roll for damage

volley 5 roll of 5-6 roll for damage

volley 6 roll of 4-6 roll for damage

volley 7 roll of 3-6 roll for damage

volley 8 roll of 2-6 roll for damage

volley 9 roll for damage

volley 10 roll 1-3 to escape black hole.



Just to torture myself, I'm going to replay the Head to Head sector assault with random space terrain rules. Among other things, there will be systems incapable of supporting shipyards. That should add some spice to things.

As for Fifty Points, it is all talk and no action right now. Good thing nobody is paying a monthly fee for this :)

And much the same for June's calender image. Pencil has yet to touch paper. See you all next week…

Headlines From the Edge: "New App For the Diaper Set"

Blackberry users, as well as devotees of all the i-gadgets that are so much a part of our lives will now have a way of bringing the youngest members of society into their lists of facebook friends and Tweet followers. The new App comes with an easily insertable device to be attached to every new diaper that alerts the parent that a new movement has occured. There is, as of yet, no date for the release of the iPood.

Star Trek Enterprise Retro-Spective "Strange New World"

So far I've been pleasantly surprised by my retro-perspective of "Enterprise". "Strange New World" continues that, but not by the same degree as the others. Our crew has found their first 'Minshara' Class planet. That obviously is where Class M comes from in TOS. So they come down against T'Pol's recommendation. (Let me just say here and now that I didn't like that Archer continued to pick on T'Pol like that. Just as the First Officer has to respect the Captain, especially on the bridge, the Captain has to respect the First Officer. Especially on the bridge. But we are seeing Archer's character growing. I just didn't care for it. ) All seems well, and Trip, T'Pol, Mayweather, Cutler, and some poor guy who seems destined to be a red shirt in a later life spend the night to continue research and sleep under the stars. Mayweather tells a ghost story, and then we have a real dark and stormy night. A storm sets in, trapping our crew on the planet, in a cave for the night. Cue dramatic music. Soon everyone but T'Pol starts to see and hear things that aren't there. When I first saw this, way back, I stopped being interested. So...


Crewman Cutler hears T'Pol talking to someone who isn't there. Trip and Tucker see rock people. And our red-shirt-to-be runs out into the storm... and lives long enough to get beamed up. But he is sick, oh yes, quite sick. He beams up with pieces of trees and bushes embedded in his skin. Phlox removes all that but discovers remnants of a psychotropic compound in this blood. The compound is slowly breaking down, so we all breath a sigh of relief. Archer figures that if our increasingly paranoid landing party can avoid killing each other overnight they should be fine. But no. In what struck me as one of the episode's better moments, Phlox has to tell Archer he missed something, and the crewman may die. The same goes for the landing party. It was one of Phlox's best moments, and one of Archer's. But on with the show. Our crew is going increasingly nutty in the cave. Trip is starting to target rock people and shout and sweat. Finally, Archer and T'Pol pull a fast one on Trip. Medicine gets injected, and we're all okay. Even our future red-shirt is okay.

If that all seemed rather lacking in detail, it's because an hour after I watched it, I'd lost details. That pretty well sums up my opinion of the episode. While people are settling into their roles, and the episode wasn't a bad one, it was forgettable. The ghost story thing was fun, there were some fíne performances, but I don't see myself going back to it like I do many others. And before I forget, let me point out that while it is a fun and even understandable idea to bring Porthos down to the surface, it hardly seems responsible.

Thumbs up, but not with great enthusiasm.

Next up... "Unexpected"

Fact Sheet and Full Text of New Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070

You can now do something that neither Barack Obama or Eric Holder have done. Learn the facts about, and actually read the new Arizona Immigration Law. Below is a fact sheet about the law, followed by the text of the law itself.




This is the fact sheet about the Arizona Immigration Law, from the Center for Immigration Studies, a non-partisan group. Quoted from rense.com:







Fact Sheet On New Arizona Immigration Law

Center For Immigration Studies

4-30-10



WASHINGTON ­- The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. While the law is extremely popular in the state, with 70 percent of Arizona voters approving of it and just 23 percent opposed, it has raised controversy. Below is a brief summary of the relevant information on illegal immigration in Arizona, followed by a short analysis of SB 1070's major provisions.



Illegal Immigration In Arizona



The federal government estimated that Arizona had one of the fastest growing illegal immigrant populations in the country, increasing from 330,000 in 2000 to 560,000 by 2008.<#1>1



Arizona has adopted other laws to deter the settlement of illegal immigrants in the state in recent years. The federal government estimates that the illegal immigrant population dropped by 18 percent in the state from 2008 to 2009, compared to a 7 percent drop for the nation as a whole.<#2>2 This may be evidence that the state enforcement efforts are having an impact.



The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has found that 22 percent of felonies in the county are committed by illegal immigrants.<#3>3 Illegal immigrants are estimated to be 10 percent of the county's adult population.<#4>4



Analysis of data from State Criminal Alien Assistance Program showed that illegal immigrants were 11 percent of the state's prison population. Illegal immigrants were estimated to be 8 percent of state's adult population at the time of the analysis.<#5>5



Approximately 17 percent of those arrested by the Border Patrol in its Tucson Sector have criminal records in the United States.<#6>6



The issue of illegal immigration and crime is very difficult to measure, and while in Arizona there is evidence that illegal immigrants are committing a disproportionate share of crime, it is not clear this is the case nationally.<#7>7



In 2007, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that 12 percent of workers in the Arizona are illegal immigrants.<#8>8



In 2007, the Center estimated that illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under 18) comprise one-fifth of those in the state living in poverty, one-third of those without health insurance, and one out of six students in the state's schools.<#9>9



In 2007, the Center estimated that one-third of households headed by illegal immigrants in Arizona used at least one major welfare program, primarily food-assistance programs or Medicaid. Benefits were typically received on behalf of U.S.-born children.<#10>10



The new law (SB 1070) is extremely popular among Arizona voters. A Rasmussen poll found that 70 percent of voters approve of the new bill, and just 23 percent oppose it.<#11>11





Among the new law's provisions:



The new Arizona law mirrors federal law, which already requires aliens (non-citizens) to register and carry their documents with them (8 USC 1304(e) and 8 USC 1306(a)). The new Arizona law simply states that violating federal immigration law is now a state crime as well. Because illegal immigrants are by definition in violation of federal immigration laws, they can now be arrested by local law enforcement in Arizona.



The law is designed to avoid the legal pitfall of "pre-emption," which means a state can't adopt laws that conflict with federal laws. By making what is a federal violation also a state violation, the Arizona law avoids this problem.



The law only allows police to ask about immigration status in the normal course of "lawful contact" with a person, such as a traffic stop or if they have committed a crime.



Estimates from the federal government indicate that more than 80 percent of illegal immigrants come from Latin America.<#12>12 Thus, there is concern that police may target only Hispanics for enforcement.



Before asking a person about immigration status, law enforcement officials are required by the law to have "reasonable suspicion" that a person is an illegal immigrant. The concept of "reasonable suspicion" is well established by court rulings. Since Arizona does not issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, having a valid license creates a presumption of legal status. Examples of reasonable suspicion include:



A driver stopped for a traffic violation has no license, or record of a driver's license or other form of federal or state identification.

A police officer observes someone buying fraudulent identity documents or crossing the border illegally.

A police officer recognizes a gang member back on the street who he knows has been previously deported by the federal government.



The law specifically states that police, "may not solely consider race, color or national origin" when implementing SB 1070.



When Arizona's governor signed the new law, she also issued an executive order requiring the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to provide local police with additional training on what does and what does not constitute "reasonable suspicion."<#13>13





# # #



The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent non-partisan research institution that examines the impact of immigration on the United States. It is not involved in drafting legislation and has not formally endorsed or opposed SB 1070.





Endnotes



1 See Table 4 "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008," http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2008.pdf.



2 See 'Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009," Table 4, http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf See also Table 4 "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008," http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2008.pdf.



3 The Maricopa County Attorney's office report is at: http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081002_a-whitepaper.pdf.



4 See Table 3 in "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.



5 See Table 6 in "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.



6 See "The Krentz Bonfire: Will the murder of a respected Cochise County rancher change anything on our border?" Tucson Weekly, April 29, 2010, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-krentz-bonfire/Content?oid=1945848.



7 The Center for Immigration Studies has conducted a detailed review of the literature and data available on crime. Nationally it is very difficult to come to a clear conclusion about crime rates among immigrants. The report, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," is at: http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.



8 See Tables 21 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.



9 See Tables 23, 24, and 26 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.



10 See Tables 25 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.



11 Rasmussen poll released April 21, 2010, of likely voters in Arizona, http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_

2010_senate_elections/arizona/70_of_arizona_voters_favor_new_

state_measure_cracking_down_on_illegal_immigration.



12 See 'Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009," Figure 2, http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf.



13 See http://www.azpost.state.az.us/bulletins/eo201009.pdf.



Contact Mark Krikorian, (202) 466-8185, msk@cis.org









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Senate Engrossed

State of Arizona

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2010

SENATE BILL 1070

AN ACT

AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 7, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8;

AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 15, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION

13-1509; AMENDING SECTION 13-2319, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE

13, CHAPTER 29, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 13-2928 AND

13-2929; AMENDING SECTIONS 23-212, 23-212.01, 23-214 AND 28-3511, ARIZONA

REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED

STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1724; RELATING TO UNLAWFULLY PRESENT ALIENS.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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1 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

2 Section 1. Intent

3 The legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the

4 cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of

5 Arizona. The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make

6 attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local

7 government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to

8 work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of

9 aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United

10 States.

11 Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by

12 adding article 8, to read:

13 ARTICLE 8. ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS

14 11-1051. Cooperation and assistance in enforcement of

15 immigration laws; indemnification

16 A. NO OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR

17 OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE MAY ADOPT A POLICY THAT LIMITS OR

18 RESTRICTS THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS TO LESS THAN THE FULL

19 EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW.

20 B. FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY

21 OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS

22 STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS

23 UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE,

24 WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE

25 PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

26 PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).

27 C. IF AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS

28 CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ON DISCHARGE FROM

29 IMPRISONMENT OR ASSESSMENT OF ANY FINE THAT IS IMPOSED, THE ALIEN SHALL BE

30 TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY TO THE CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND

31 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.

32 D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY

33 SECURELY TRANSPORT AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES

34 AND WHO IS IN THE AGENCY'S CUSTODY TO A FEDERAL FACILITY IN THIS STATE OR TO

35 ANY OTHER POINT OF TRANSFER INTO FEDERAL CUSTODY THAT IS OUTSIDE THE

36 JURISDICTION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

37 E. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WITHOUT A WARRANT, MAY ARREST A PERSON

38 IF THE OFFICER HAS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON HAS COMMITTED

39 ANY PUBLIC OFFENSE THAT MAKES THE PERSON REMOVABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES.

40 F. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN FEDERAL LAW, OFFICIALS OR AGENCIES OF THIS

41 STATE AND COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS

42 STATE MAY NOT BE PROHIBITED OR IN ANY WAY BE RESTRICTED FROM SENDING,

43 RECEIVING OR MAINTAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF

44 ANY INDIVIDUAL OR EXCHANGING THAT INFORMATION WITH ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE

45 OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL PURPOSES:

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1 1. DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT, SERVICE OR LICENSE

2 PROVIDED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS

3 STATE.

4 2. VERIFYING ANY CLAIM OF RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE IF DETERMINATION OF

5 RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR A JUDICIAL

6 ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN THIS STATE.

7 3. CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON WHO IS DETAINED.

8 4. IF THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN, DETERMINING WHETHER THE PERSON IS IN

9 COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REGISTRATION LAWS PRESCRIBED BY TITLE II, CHAPTER

10 7 OF THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

11 G. A PERSON MAY BRING AN ACTION IN SUPERIOR COURT TO CHALLENGE ANY

12 OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL

13 SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE THAT ADOPTS OR IMPLEMENTS A POLICY THAT LIMITS OR

14 RESTRICTS THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS TO LESS THAN THE FULL

15 EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW. IF THERE IS A JUDICIAL FINDING THAT AN

16 ENTITY HAS VIOLATED THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL ORDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

17 1. THAT THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT THE ACTION RECOVER COURT COSTS AND

18 ATTORNEY FEES.

19 2. THAT THE ENTITY PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND

20 DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY THAT THE POLICY

21 HAS REMAINED IN EFFECT AFTER THE FILING OF AN ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS

22 SUBSECTION.

23 H. A COURT SHALL COLLECT THE CIVIL PENALTY PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION G

24 AND REMIT THE CIVIL PENALTY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR DEPOSIT IN

25 THE GANG AND IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT MISSION FUND

26 ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 41-1724.

27 I. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS INDEMNIFIED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT

28 OFFICER'S AGENCY AGAINST REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY

29 FEES, INCURRED BY THE OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION, SUIT OR

30 PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO WHICH THE OFFICER MAY BE A

31 PARTY BY REASON OF THE OFFICER BEING OR HAVING BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LAW

32 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EXCEPT IN RELATION TO MATTERS IN WHICH THE OFFICER IS

33 ADJUDGED TO HAVE ACTED IN BAD FAITH.

34 J. THIS SECTION SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH

35 FEDERAL LAWS REGULATING IMMIGRATION, PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL

36 PERSONS AND RESPECTING THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF UNITED STATES

37 CITIZENS.

38 Sec. 3. Title 13, chapter 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by

39 adding section 13-1509, to read:

40 13-1509. Trespassing by illegal aliens; assessment; exception;

41 classification

42 A. IN ADDITION TO ANY VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW, A PERSON IS GUILTY OF

43 TRESPASSING IF THE PERSON IS BOTH:

44 1. PRESENT ON ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND IN THIS STATE.

45 2. IN VIOLATION OF 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1304(e) OR 1306(a).

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1 B. IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION, THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF AN

2 ALIEN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY EITHER:

3 1. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL

4 GOVERNMENT TO VERIFY OR ASCERTAIN AN ALIEN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS.

5 2. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AGENCY COMMUNICATING WITH THE UNITED

6 STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR THE UNITED STATES BORDER

7 PROTECTION PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).

8 C. A PERSON WHO IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS NOT ELIGIBLE

9 FOR SUSPENSION OR COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE OR RELEASE ON ANY BASIS UNTIL THE

10 SENTENCE IMPOSED IS SERVED.

11 D. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PRESCRIBED BY LAW, THE COURT SHALL

12 ORDER THE PERSON TO PAY JAIL COSTS AND AN ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN THE

13 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS:

14 1. AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST VIOLATION.

15 2. TWICE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBSECTION IF THE

16 PERSON WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO AN ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION.

17 E. A COURT SHALL COLLECT THE ASSESSMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION D OF

18 THIS SECTION AND REMIT THE ASSESSMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,

19 WHICH SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL SUBACCOUNT FOR THE MONIES IN THE ACCOUNT

20 ESTABLISHED FOR THE GANG AND IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT

21 MISSION APPROPRIATION. MONIES IN THE SPECIAL SUBACCOUNT ARE SUBJECT TO

22 LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR GANG AND IMMIGRATION

23 ENFORCEMENT AND FOR COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT COSTS RELATING TO ILLEGAL

24 IMMIGRATION.

25 F. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PERSON WHO MAINTAINS AUTHORIZATION

26 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.

27 G. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR, EXCEPT THAT A

28 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS:

29 1. A CLASS 3 FELONY IF THE PERSON VIOLATES THIS SECTION WHILE IN

30 POSSESSION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

31 (a) A DANGEROUS DRUG AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-3401.

32 (b) PRECURSOR CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF

33 METHAMPHETAMINE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 13-3404.01.

34 (c) A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION

35 13-105.

36 (d) PROPERTY THAT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMITTING AN ACT OF

37 TERRORISM AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 13-2308.01.

38 2. A CLASS 4 FELONY IF THE PERSON EITHER:

39 (a) IS CONVICTED OF A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.

40 (b) WITHIN SIXTY MONTHS BEFORE THE VIOLATION, HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM

41 THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1229a OR HAS

42 ACCEPTED A VOLUNTARY REMOVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED

43 STATES CODE SECTION 1229c.

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1 Sec. 4. Section 13-2319, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

2 13-2319. Smuggling; classification; definitions

3 A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally engage in the

4 smuggling of human beings for profit or commercial purpose.

5 B. A violation of this section is a class 4 felony.

6 C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, a violation of this

7 section:

8 1. Is a class 2 felony if the human being who is smuggled is under

9 eighteen years of age and is not accompanied by a family member over eighteen

10 years of age or the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous

11 instrument.

12 2. Is a class 3 felony if the offense involves the use or threatened

13 use of deadly physical force and the person is not eligible for suspension of

14 sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any other basis

15 except pursuant to section 31-233, subsection A or B until the sentence

16 imposed by the court is served, the person is eligible for release pursuant

17 to section 41-1604.07 or the sentence is commuted.

18 D. Chapter 10 of this title does not apply to a violation of

19 subsection C, paragraph 1 of this section.

20 E. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A PEACE OFFICER MAY LAWFULLY STOP

21 ANY PERSON WHO IS OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IF THE OFFICER HAS REASONABLE

22 SUSPICION TO BELIEVE THE PERSON IS IN VIOLATION OF ANY CIVIL TRAFFIC LAW AND

23 THIS SECTION.

24 E. F. For the purposes of this section:

25 1. "Family member" means the person's parent, grandparent, sibling or

26 any other person who is related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to

27 the second degree.

28 2. "Procurement of transportation" means any participation in or

29 facilitation of transportation and includes:

30 (a) Providing services that facilitate transportation including travel

31 arrangement services or money transmission services.

32 (b) Providing property that facilitates transportation, including a

33 weapon, a vehicle or other means of transportation or false identification,

34 or selling, leasing, renting or otherwise making available a drop house as

35 defined in section 13-2322.

36 3. "Smuggling of human beings" means the transportation, procurement

37 of transportation or use of property or real property by a person or an

38 entity that knows or has reason to know that the person or persons

39 transported or to be transported are not United States citizens, permanent

40 resident aliens or persons otherwise lawfully in this state or have attempted

41 to enter, entered or remained in the United States in violation of law.

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1 Sec. 5. Title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by

2 adding sections 13-2928 and 13-2929, to read:

3 13-2928. Unlawful stopping to hire and pick up passengers for

4 work; unlawful application, solicitation or

5 employment; classification; definitions

6 A. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS STOPPED

7 ON A STREET, ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY TO ATTEMPT TO HIRE OR HIRE AND PICK UP

8 PASSENGERS FOR WORK AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IF THE MOTOR VEHICLE BLOCKS OR

9 IMPEDES THE NORMAL MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC.

10 B. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO ENTER A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS

11 STOPPED ON A STREET, ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO BE HIRED BY AN OCCUPANT

12 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO BE TRANSPORTED TO WORK AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IF

13 THE MOTOR VEHICLE BLOCKS OR IMPEDES THE NORMAL MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC.

14 C. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED

15 STATES AND WHO IS AN UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN TO KNOWINGLY APPLY FOR WORK, SOLICIT

16 WORK IN A PUBLIC PLACE OR PERFORM WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT

17 CONTRACTOR IN THIS STATE.

18 D. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR.

19 E. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

20 1. "SOLICIT" MEANS VERBAL OR NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION BY A GESTURE OR A

21 NOD THAT WOULD INDICATE TO A REASONABLE PERSON THAT A PERSON IS WILLING TO BE

22 EMPLOYED.

23 2. "UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN" MEANS AN ALIEN WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL

24 RIGHT OR AUTHORIZATION UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AS

25 DESCRIBED IN 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1324a(h)(3).

26 13-2929. Unlawful transporting, moving, concealing, harboring

27 or shielding of unlawful aliens; vehicle

28 impoundment; classification

29 A. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO IS IN VIOLATION OF A CRIMINAL

30 OFFENSE TO:

31 1. TRANSPORT OR MOVE OR ATTEMPT TO TRANSPORT OR MOVE AN ALIEN IN THIS

32 STATE IN A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IF THE PERSON KNOWS OR RECKLESSLY

33 DISREGARDS THE FACT THAT THE ALIEN HAS COME TO, HAS ENTERED OR REMAINS IN THE

34 UNITED STATES IN VIOLATION OF LAW.

35 2. CONCEAL, HARBOR OR SHIELD OR ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL, HARBOR OR SHIELD

36 AN ALIEN FROM DETECTION IN ANY PLACE IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING ANY BUILDING OR

37 ANY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, IF THE PERSON KNOWS OR RECKLESSLY DISREGARDS THE

38 FACT THAT THE ALIEN HAS COME TO, HAS ENTERED OR REMAINS IN THE UNITED STATES

39 IN VIOLATION OF LAW.

40 3. ENCOURAGE OR INDUCE AN ALIEN TO COME TO OR RESIDE IN THIS STATE IF

41 THE PERSON KNOWS OR RECKLESSLY DISREGARDS THE FACT THAT SUCH COMING TO,

42 ENTERING OR RESIDING IN THIS STATE IS OR WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF LAW.

43 B. A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A

44 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION OR

45 IMPOUNDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 28-3511.

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1 C. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1

2 MISDEMEANOR AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, EXCEPT

3 THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION THAT INVOLVES TEN OR MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS IS

4 A CLASS 6 FELONY AND THE PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND

5 DOLLARS FOR EACH ALIEN WHO IS INVOLVED.

6 Sec. 6. Section 23-212, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

7 23-212. Knowingly employing unauthorized aliens; prohibition;

8 false and frivolous complaints; violation;

9 classification; license suspension and revocation;

10 affirmative defense

11 A. An employer shall not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien. If,

12 in the case when an employer uses a contract, subcontract or other

13 independent contractor agreement to obtain the labor of an alien in this

14 state, the employer knowingly contracts with an unauthorized alien or with a

15 person who employs or contracts with an unauthorized alien to perform the

16 labor, the employer violates this subsection.

17 B. The attorney general shall prescribe a complaint form for a person

18 to allege a violation of subsection A of this section. The complainant shall

19 not be required to list the complainant's social security number on the

20 complaint form or to have the complaint form notarized. On receipt of a

21 complaint on a prescribed complaint form that an employer allegedly knowingly

22 employs an unauthorized alien, the attorney general or county attorney shall

23 investigate whether the employer has violated subsection A of this section.

24 If a complaint is received but is not submitted on a prescribed complaint

25 form, the attorney general or county attorney may investigate whether the

26 employer has violated subsection A of this section. This subsection shall

27 not be construed to prohibit the filing of anonymous complaints that are not

28 submitted on a prescribed complaint form. The attorney general or county

29 attorney shall not investigate complaints that are based solely on race,

30 color or national origin. A complaint that is submitted to a county attorney

31 shall be submitted to the county attorney in the county in which the alleged

32 unauthorized alien is or was employed by the employer. The county sheriff or

33 any other local law enforcement agency may assist in investigating a

34 complaint. When investigating a complaint, the attorney general or county

35 attorney shall verify the work authorization of the alleged unauthorized

36 alien with the federal government pursuant to 8 United States Code section

37 1373(c). A state, county or local official shall not attempt to

38 independently make a final determination on whether an alien is authorized to

39 work in the United States. An alien's immigration status or work

40 authorization status shall be verified with the federal government pursuant

41 to 8 United States Code section 1373(c). A person who knowingly files a

42 false and frivolous complaint under this subsection is guilty of a class 3

43 misdemeanor.

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1 C. If, after an investigation, the attorney general or county attorney

2 determines that the complaint is not false and frivolous:

3 1. The attorney general or county attorney shall notify the United

4 States immigration and customs enforcement of the unauthorized alien.

5 2. The attorney general or county attorney shall notify the local law

6 enforcement agency of the unauthorized alien.

7 3. The attorney general shall notify the appropriate county attorney

8 to bring an action pursuant to subsection D of this section if the complaint

9 was originally filed with the attorney general.

10 D. An action for a violation of subsection A of this section shall be

11 brought against the employer by the county attorney in the county where the

12 unauthorized alien employee is or was employed by the employer. The county

13 attorney shall not bring an action against any employer for any violation of

14 subsection A of this section that occurs before January 1, 2008. A second

15 violation of this section shall be based only on an unauthorized alien who is

16 or was employed by the employer after an action has been brought for a

17 violation of subsection A of this section or section 23-212.01, subsection A.

18 E. For any action in superior court under this section, the court

19 shall expedite the action, including assigning the hearing at the earliest

20 practicable date.

21 F. On a finding of a violation of subsection A of this section:

22 1. For a first violation, as described in paragraph 3 of this

23 subsection, the court:

24 (a) Shall order the employer to terminate the employment of all

25 unauthorized aliens.

26 (b) Shall order the employer to be subject to a three year

27 probationary period for the business location where the unauthorized alien

28 performed work. During the probationary period the employer shall file

29 quarterly reports in the form provided in section 23-722.01 with the county

30 attorney of each new employee who is hired by the employer at the business

31 location where the unauthorized alien performed work.

32 (c) Shall order the employer to file a signed sworn affidavit with the

33 county attorney within three business days after the order is issued. The

34 affidavit shall state that the employer has terminated the employment of all

35 unauthorized aliens in this state and that the employer will not

36 intentionally or knowingly employ an unauthorized alien in this state. The

37 court shall order the appropriate agencies to suspend all licenses subject to

38 this subdivision that are held by the employer if the employer fails to file

39 a signed sworn affidavit with the county attorney within three business days

40 after the order is issued. All licenses that are suspended under this

41 subdivision shall remain suspended until the employer files a signed sworn

42 affidavit with the county attorney. Notwithstanding any other law, on filing

43 of the affidavit the suspended licenses shall be reinstated immediately by

44 the appropriate agencies. For the purposes of this subdivision, the licenses

45 that are subject to suspension under this subdivision are all licenses that

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1 are held by the employer specific to the business location where the

2 unauthorized alien performed work. If the employer does not hold a license

3 specific to the business location where the unauthorized alien performed

4 work, but a license is necessary to operate the employer's business in

5 general, the licenses that are subject to suspension under this subdivision

6 are all licenses that are held by the employer at the employer's primary

7 place of business. On receipt of the court's order and notwithstanding any

8 other law, the appropriate agencies shall suspend the licenses according to

9 the court's order. The court shall send a copy of the court's order to the

10 attorney general and the attorney general shall maintain the copy pursuant to

11 subsection G of this section.

12 (d) May order the appropriate agencies to suspend all licenses

13 described in subdivision (c) of this paragraph that are held by the employer

14 for not to exceed ten business days. The court shall base its decision to

15 suspend under this subdivision on any evidence or information submitted to it

16 during the action for a violation of this subsection and shall consider the

17 following factors, if relevant:

18 (i) The number of unauthorized aliens employed by the employer.

19 (ii) Any prior misconduct by the employer.

20 (iii) The degree of harm resulting from the violation.

21 (iv) Whether the employer made good faith efforts to comply with any

22 applicable requirements.

23 (v) The duration of the violation.

24 (vi) The role of the directors, officers or principals of the employer

25 in the violation.

26 (vii) Any other factors the court deems appropriate.

27 2. For a second violation, as described in paragraph 3 of this

28 subsection, the court shall order the appropriate agencies to permanently

29 revoke all licenses that are held by the employer specific to the business

30 location where the unauthorized alien performed work. If the employer does

31 not hold a license specific to the business location where the unauthorized

32 alien performed work, but a license is necessary to operate the employer's

33 business in general, the court shall order the appropriate agencies to

34 permanently revoke all licenses that are held by the employer at the

35 employer's primary place of business. On receipt of the order and

36 notwithstanding any other law, the appropriate agencies shall immediately

37 revoke the licenses.

38 3. The violation shall be considered:

39 (a) A first violation by an employer at a business location if the

40 violation did not occur during a probationary period ordered by the court

41 under this subsection or section 23-212.01, subsection F for that employer's

42 business location.

43 (b) A second violation by an employer at a business location if the

44 violation occurred during a probationary period ordered by the court under

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1 this subsection or section 23-212.01, subsection F for that employer's

2 business location.

3 G. The attorney general shall maintain copies of court orders that are

4 received pursuant to subsection F of this section and shall maintain a

5 database of the employers and business locations that have a first violation

6 of subsection A of this section and make the court orders available on the

7 attorney general's website.

8 H. On determining whether an employee is an unauthorized alien, the

9 court shall consider only the federal government's determination pursuant to

10 8 United States Code section 1373(c). The federal government's determination

11 creates a rebuttable presumption of the employee's lawful status. The court

12 may take judicial notice of the federal government's determination and may

13 request the federal government to provide automated or testimonial

14 verification pursuant to 8 United States Code section 1373(c).

15 I. For the purposes of this section, proof of verifying the employment

16 authorization of an employee through the e-verify program creates a

17 rebuttable presumption that an employer did not knowingly employ an

18 unauthorized alien.

19 J. For the purposes of this section, an employer that establishes that

20 it has complied in good faith with the requirements of 8 United States Code

21 section 1324a(b) establishes an affirmative defense that the employer did not

22 knowingly employ an unauthorized alien. An employer is considered to have

23 complied with the requirements of 8 United States Code section 1324a(b),

24 notwithstanding an isolated, sporadic or accidental technical or procedural

25 failure to meet the requirements, if there is a good faith attempt to comply

26 with the requirements.

27 K. IT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION A OF THIS

28 SECTION THAT THE EMPLOYER WAS ENTRAPPED. TO CLAIM ENTRAPMENT, THE EMPLOYER

29 MUST ADMIT BY THE EMPLOYER'S TESTIMONY OR OTHER EVIDENCE THE SUBSTANTIAL

30 ELEMENTS OF THE VIOLATION. AN EMPLOYER WHO ASSERTS AN ENTRAPMENT DEFENSE HAS

31 THE BURDEN OF PROVING THE FOLLOWING BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE:

32 1. THE IDEA OF COMMITTING THE VIOLATION STARTED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

33 OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS RATHER THAN WITH THE EMPLOYER.

34 2. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS URGED AND INDUCED THE

35 EMPLOYER TO COMMIT THE VIOLATION.

36 3. THE EMPLOYER WAS NOT PREDISPOSED TO COMMIT THE VIOLATION BEFORE THE

37 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS URGED AND INDUCED THE EMPLOYER TO

38 COMMIT THE VIOLATION.

39 L. AN EMPLOYER DOES NOT ESTABLISH ENTRAPMENT IF THE EMPLOYER WAS

40 PREDISPOSED TO VIOLATE SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT

41 OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS MERELY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO

42 COMMIT THE VIOLATION. IT IS NOT ENTRAPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR

43 THEIR AGENTS MERELY TO USE A RUSE OR TO CONCEAL THEIR IDENTITY. THE CONDUCT

44 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR AGENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING

45 IF AN EMPLOYER HAS PROVEN ENTRAPMENT.

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1 Sec. 7. Section 23-212.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to

2 read:

3 23-212.01. Intentionally employing unauthorized aliens;

4 prohibition; false and frivolous complaints;

5 violation; classification; license suspension and

6 revocation; affirmative defense

7 A. An employer shall not intentionally employ an unauthorized alien.

8 If, in the case when an employer uses a contract, subcontract or other

9 independent contractor agreement to obtain the labor of an alien in this

10 state, the employer intentionally contracts with an unauthorized alien or

11 with a person who employs or contracts with an unauthorized alien to perform

12 the labor, the employer violates this subsection.

13 B. The attorney general shall prescribe a complaint form for a person

14 to allege a violation of subsection A of this section. The complainant shall

15 not be required to list the complainant's social security number on the

16 complaint form or to have the complaint form notarized. On receipt of a

17 complaint on a prescribed complaint form that an employer allegedly

18 intentionally employs an unauthorized alien, the attorney general or county

19 attorney shall investigate whether the employer has violated subsection A of

20 this section. If a complaint is received but is not submitted on a

21 prescribed complaint form, the attorney general or county attorney may

22 investigate whether the employer has violated subsection A of this section.

23 This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the filing of anonymous

24 complaints that are not submitted on a prescribed complaint form. The

25 attorney general or county attorney shall not investigate complaints that are

26 based solely on race, color or national origin. A complaint that is

27 submitted to a county attorney shall be submitted to the county attorney in

28 the county in which the alleged unauthorized alien is or was employed by the

29 employer. The county sheriff or any other local law enforcement agency may

30 assist in investigating a complaint. When investigating a complaint, the

31 attorney general or county attorney shall verify the work authorization of

32 the alleged unauthorized alien with the federal government pursuant to

33 8 United States Code section 1373(c). A state, county or local official

34 shall not attempt to independently make a final determination on whether an

35 alien is authorized to work in the United States. An alien's immigration

36 status or work authorization status shall be verified with the federal

37 government pursuant to 8 United States Code section 1373(c). A person who

38 knowingly files a false and frivolous complaint under this subsection is

39 guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

40 C. If, after an investigation, the attorney general or county attorney

41 determines that the complaint is not false and frivolous:

42 1. The attorney general or county attorney shall notify the United

43 States immigration and customs enforcement of the unauthorized alien.

44 2. The attorney general or county attorney shall notify the local law

45 enforcement agency of the unauthorized alien.

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1 3. The attorney general shall notify the appropriate county attorney

2 to bring an action pursuant to subsection D of this section if the complaint

3 was originally filed with the attorney general.

4 D. An action for a violation of subsection A of this section shall be

5 brought against the employer by the county attorney in the county where the

6 unauthorized alien employee is or was employed by the employer. The county

7 attorney shall not bring an action against any employer for any violation of

8 subsection A of this section that occurs before January 1, 2008. A second

9 violation of this section shall be based only on an unauthorized alien who is

10 or was employed by the employer after an action has been brought for a

11 violation of subsection A of this section or section 23-212, subsection A.

12 E. For any action in superior court under this section, the court

13 shall expedite the action, including assigning the hearing at the earliest

14 practicable date.

15 F. On a finding of a violation of subsection A of this section:

16 1. For a first violation, as described in paragraph 3 of this

17 subsection, the court shall:

18 (a) Order the employer to terminate the employment of all unauthorized

19 aliens.

20 (b) Order the employer to be subject to a five year probationary

21 period for the business location where the unauthorized alien performed work.

22 During the probationary period the employer shall file quarterly reports in

23 the form provided in section 23-722.01 with the county attorney of each new

24 employee who is hired by the employer at the business location where the

25 unauthorized alien performed work.

26 (c) Order the appropriate agencies to suspend all licenses described

27 in subdivision (d) of this paragraph that are held by the employer for a

28 minimum of ten days. The court shall base its decision on the length of the

29 suspension under this subdivision on any evidence or information submitted to

30 it during the action for a violation of this subsection and shall consider

31 the following factors, if relevant:

32 (i) The number of unauthorized aliens employed by the employer.

33 (ii) Any prior misconduct by the employer.

34 (iii) The degree of harm resulting from the violation.

35 (iv) Whether the employer made good faith efforts to comply with any

36 applicable requirements.

37 (v) The duration of the violation.

38 (vi) The role of the directors, officers or principals of the employer

39 in the violation.

40 (vii) Any other factors the court deems appropriate.

41 (d) Order the employer to file a signed sworn affidavit with the

42 county attorney. The affidavit shall state that the employer has terminated

43 the employment of all unauthorized aliens in this state and that the employer

44 will not intentionally or knowingly employ an unauthorized alien in this

45 state. The court shall order the appropriate agencies to suspend all

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1 licenses subject to this subdivision that are held by the employer if the

2 employer fails to file a signed sworn affidavit with the county attorney

3 within three business days after the order is issued. All licenses that are

4 suspended under this subdivision for failing to file a signed sworn affidavit

5 shall remain suspended until the employer files a signed sworn affidavit with

6 the county attorney. For the purposes of this subdivision, the licenses that

7 are subject to suspension under this subdivision are all licenses that are

8 held by the employer specific to the business location where the unauthorized

9 alien performed work. If the employer does not hold a license specific to

10 the business location where the unauthorized alien performed work, but a

11 license is necessary to operate the employer's business in general, the

12 licenses that are subject to suspension under this subdivision are all

13 licenses that are held by the employer at the employer's primary place of

14 business. On receipt of the court's order and notwithstanding any other law,

15 the appropriate agencies shall suspend the licenses according to the court's

16 order. The court shall send a copy of the court's order to the attorney

17 general and the attorney general shall maintain the copy pursuant to

18 subsection G of this section.

19 2. For a second violation, as described in paragraph 3 of this

20 subsection, the court shall order the appropriate agencies to permanently

21 revoke all licenses that are held by the employer specific to the business

22 location where the unauthorized alien performed work. If the employer does

23 not hold a license specific to the business location where the unauthorized

24 alien performed work, but a license is necessary to operate the employer's

25 business in general, the court shall order the appropriate agencies to

26 permanently revoke all licenses that are held by the employer at the

27 employer's primary place of business. On receipt of the order and

28 notwithstanding any other law, the appropriate agencies shall immediately

29 revoke the licenses.

30 3. The violation shall be considered:

31 (a) A first violation by an employer at a business location if the

32 violation did not occur during a probationary period ordered by the court

33 under this subsection or section 23-212, subsection F for that employer's

34 business location.

35 (b) A second violation by an employer at a business location if the

36 violation occurred during a probationary period ordered by the court under

37 this subsection or section 23-212, subsection F for that employer's business

38 location.

39 G. The attorney general shall maintain copies of court orders that are

40 received pursuant to subsection F of this section and shall maintain a

41 database of the employers and business locations that have a first violation

42 of subsection A of this section and make the court orders available on the

43 attorney general's website.

44 H. On determining whether an employee is an unauthorized alien, the

45 court shall consider only the federal government's determination pursuant to

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1 8 United States Code section 1373(c). The federal government's determination

2 creates a rebuttable presumption of the employee's lawful status. The court

3 may take judicial notice of the federal government's determination and may

4 request the federal government to provide automated or testimonial

5 verification pursuant to 8 United States Code section 1373(c).

6 I. For the purposes of this section, proof of verifying the employment

7 authorization of an employee through the e-verify program creates a

8 rebuttable presumption that an employer did not intentionally employ an

9 unauthorized alien.

10 J. For the purposes of this section, an employer that establishes that

11 it has complied in good faith with the requirements of 8 United States Code

12 section 1324a(b) establishes an affirmative defense that the employer did not

13 intentionally employ an unauthorized alien. An employer is considered to

14 have complied with the requirements of 8 United States Code section 1324a(b),

15 notwithstanding an isolated, sporadic or accidental technical or procedural

16 failure to meet the requirements, if there is a good faith attempt to comply

17 with the requirements.

18 K. IT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION A OF THIS

19 SECTION THAT THE EMPLOYER WAS ENTRAPPED. TO CLAIM ENTRAPMENT, THE EMPLOYER

20 MUST ADMIT BY THE EMPLOYER'S TESTIMONY OR OTHER EVIDENCE THE SUBSTANTIAL

21 ELEMENTS OF THE VIOLATION. AN EMPLOYER WHO ASSERTS AN ENTRAPMENT DEFENSE HAS

22 THE BURDEN OF PROVING THE FOLLOWING BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE:

23 1. THE IDEA OF COMMITTING THE VIOLATION STARTED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

24 OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS RATHER THAN WITH THE EMPLOYER.

25 2. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS URGED AND INDUCED THE

26 EMPLOYER TO COMMIT THE VIOLATION.

27 3. THE EMPLOYER WAS NOT PREDISPOSED TO COMMIT THE VIOLATION BEFORE THE

28 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS URGED AND INDUCED THE EMPLOYER TO

29 COMMIT THE VIOLATION.

30 L. AN EMPLOYER DOES NOT ESTABLISH ENTRAPMENT IF THE EMPLOYER WAS

31 PREDISPOSED TO VIOLATE SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT

32 OFFICERS OR THEIR AGENTS MERELY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO

33 COMMIT THE VIOLATION. IT IS NOT ENTRAPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR

34 THEIR AGENTS MERELY TO USE A RUSE OR TO CONCEAL THEIR IDENTITY. THE CONDUCT

35 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR AGENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING

36 IF AN EMPLOYER HAS PROVEN ENTRAPMENT.

37 Sec. 8. Section 23-214, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

38 23-214. Verification of employment eligibility; e-verify

39 program; economic development incentives; list of

40 registered employers

41 A. After December 31, 2007, every employer, after hiring an employee,

42 shall verify the employment eligibility of the employee through the e-verify

43 program AND SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF THE VERIFICATION FOR THE DURATION OF THE

44 EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT OR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER.

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1 B. In addition to any other requirement for an employer to receive an

2 economic development incentive from a government entity, the employer shall

3 register with and participate in the e-verify program. Before receiving the

4 economic development incentive, the employer shall provide proof to the

5 government entity that the employer is registered with and is participating

6 in the e-verify program. If the government entity determines that the

7 employer is not complying with this subsection, the government entity shall

8 notify the employer by certified mail of the government entity's

9 determination of noncompliance and the employer's right to appeal the

10 determination. On a final determination of noncompliance, the employer shall

11 repay all monies received as an economic development incentive to the

12 government entity within thirty days of the final determination. For the

13 purposes of this subsection:

14 1. "Economic development incentive" means any grant, loan or

15 performance-based incentive from any government entity that is awarded after

16 September 30, 2008. Economic development incentive does not include any tax

17 provision under title 42 or 43.

18 2. "Government entity" means this state and any political subdivision

19 of this state that receives and uses tax revenues.

20 C. Every three months the attorney general shall request from the

21 United States department of homeland security a list of employers from this

22 state that are registered with the e-verify program. On receipt of the list

23 of employers, the attorney general shall make the list available on the

24 attorney general's website.

25 Sec. 9. Section 28-3511, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

26 28-3511. Removal and immobilization or impoundment of vehicle

27 A. A peace officer shall cause the removal and either immobilization

28 or impoundment of a vehicle if the peace officer determines that a person is

29 driving the vehicle while any of the following applies:

30 1. The person's driving privilege is suspended or revoked for any

31 reason.

32 2. The person has not ever been issued a valid driver license or

33 permit by this state and the person does not produce evidence of ever having

34 a valid driver license or permit issued by another jurisdiction. This

35 paragraph does not apply to the operation of an implement of husbandry.

36 3. The person is subject to an ignition interlock device requirement

37 pursuant to chapter 4 of this title and the person is operating a vehicle

38 without a functioning certified ignition interlock device. This paragraph

39 does not apply to a person operating an employer's vehicle or the operation

40 of a vehicle due to a substantial emergency as defined in section 28-1464.

41 4. THE PERSON IS IN VIOLATION OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND IS

42 TRANSPORTING, MOVING, CONCEALING, HARBORING OR SHIELDING OR ATTEMPTING TO

43 TRANSPORT, MOVE, CONCEAL, HARBOR OR SHIELD AN ALIEN IN THIS STATE IN A

44 VEHICLE IF THE PERSON KNOWS OR RECKLESSLY DISREGARDS THE FACT THAT THE ALIEN

45 HAS COME TO, HAS ENTERED OR REMAINS IN THE UNITED STATES IN VIOLATION OF LAW.

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1 B. A peace officer shall cause the removal and impoundment of a

2 vehicle if the peace officer determines that a person is driving the vehicle

3 and if all of the following apply:

4 1. The person's driving privilege is canceled, suspended or revoked

5 for any reason or the person has not ever been issued a driver license or

6 permit by this state and the person does not produce evidence of ever having

7 a driver license or permit issued by another jurisdiction.

8 2. The person is not in compliance with the financial responsibility

9 requirements of chapter 9, article 4 of this title.

10 3. The person is driving a vehicle that is involved in an accident

11 that results in either property damage or injury to or death of another

12 person.

13 C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, while a peace

14 officer has control of the vehicle the peace officer shall cause the removal

15 and either immobilization or impoundment of the vehicle if the peace officer

16 has probable cause to arrest the driver of the vehicle for a violation of

17 section 4-244, paragraph 34 or section 28-1382 or 28-1383.

18 D. A peace officer shall not cause the removal and either the

19 immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to subsection C of this

20 section if all of the following apply:

21 1. The peace officer determines that the vehicle is currently

22 registered and that the driver or the vehicle is in compliance with the

23 financial responsibility requirements of chapter 9, article 4 of this title.

24 2. The spouse of the driver is with the driver at the time of the

25 arrest.

26 3. The peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the spouse

27 of the driver:

28 (a) Has a valid driver license.

29 (b) Is not impaired by intoxicating liquor, any drug, a vapor

30 releasing substance containing a toxic substance or any combination of

31 liquor, drugs or vapor releasing substances.

32 (c) Does not have any spirituous liquor in the spouse's body if the

33 spouse is under twenty-one years of age.

34 4. The spouse notifies the peace officer that the spouse will drive

35 the vehicle from the place of arrest to the driver's home or other place of

36 safety.

37 5. The spouse drives the vehicle as prescribed by paragraph 4 of this

38 subsection.

39 E. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a vehicle that is

40 removed and either immobilized or impounded pursuant to subsection A, B or C

41 of this section shall be immobilized or impounded for thirty days. An

42 insurance company does not have a duty to pay any benefits for charges or

43 fees for immobilization or impoundment.

44 F. The owner of a vehicle that is removed and either immobilized or

45 impounded pursuant to subsection A, B or C of this section, the spouse of the

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1 owner and each person identified on the department's record with an interest

2 in the vehicle shall be provided with an opportunity for an immobilization or

3 poststorage hearing pursuant to section 28-3514.

4 Sec. 10. Title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is

5 amended by adding section 41-1724, to read:

6 41-1724. Gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement

7 mission fund

8 THE GANG AND IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT MISSION FUND IS

9 ESTABLISHED CONSISTING OF MONIES DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11-1051 AND

10 MONIES APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE

11 FUND. MONIES IN THE FUND ARE SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION AND SHALL

12 BE USED FOR GANG AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND FOR COUNTY JAIL

13 REIMBURSEMENT COSTS RELATING TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

14 Sec. 11. Severability, implementation and construction

15 A. If a provision of this act or its application to any person or

16 circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions

17 or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid

18 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are

19 severable.

20 B. The terms of this act regarding immigration shall be construed to

21 have the meanings given to them under federal immigration law.

22 C. This act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal

23 laws regulating immigration, protecting the civil rights of all persons and

24 respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens.

25 Sec. 12. Short title

26 This act may be cited as the "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe

27 Neighborhoods Act".